The Gardenangelists: Flowers, Veggies, and All the Best Dirt

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What do Baptisias and Collards Have in Common? Jun 30, 2021

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Dee and Carol talk about raceme type flowers, including Baptisia and collards, plus their love for the new Amazon Prime show, Clarkson's Farm.
Helpful Links:
A Brief Guide to the Different Flower Types, Shapes, and Growing Patterns
Baptisia Trials at Mt. Cuba Center
Baptisia seeds for sale from Nan Ondra/Hayefield
Heirloom Collards: Preserving the Future of Heirloom Collards

On the Bookshelf: Plant Families: A Guide for Gardeners and Botanists, by Ross Bayton and Simon Maughan, Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored, by Lorraine Harrison and Practical Botany for Gardeners, by George Hodge.

The family Legolaceae - links to Carol’s blog post and video.

Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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The Big Fertilizer Question, plus Angelicas Jun 23, 2021

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Carol and Dee discuss flowers with umbel shapes, the big fertilizer question, plus Japanese beetles.
Helpful Links:
National Pollinator Week, June 21-27, 2021
Wildflower Meadows for Queen Bees
Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Angelica archangelica from Select Seeds
Angelica atropurpurea from Prairie Moon
Angelica gigas from Annie's Annuals
Angelica stricta purpurea discussed by C.L. Fornari, The Garden Lady
On the bookshelf: 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From by William Woys Weaver.
Japanese beetles on Oklahoma Gardening episode
Parasites on Japanese beetles via the Bug Guide
Japonica striped corn from Hudson Valley Seed Co.
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Dahlias, Darling. Jun 16, 2021

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Carol and Dee discuss dahlias, blueberries, and boxwood moths.
A few helpful links:
Fundamentals of Growing Dahlias by the American Dahlia Society
Swan Island Dahlias
Old House Gardens
Bushel and Berry® blueberries
Southern Living blueberries.
Dee's column on blueberries in containers in Oklahoma Living.
On the Bookshelf: Under Western Skies, by Jennifer Jewell, photography by Caitlin Atkinson. Jennifer Jewell is an author and host of the popular podcast, Cultivating Place.
USDA Info on Box Tree Moths
Carol's Bloom Day Post
Dee's Bloom Day Post
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
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Grow Some History in Your Garden Jun 09, 2021

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Dee and Carol talk about growing hollyhocks and nasturtiums, plus the strange phenomenon which was the Cottingley fairies.
A few links:
Hollyhocks listed on All-America Selections
Nasturtiums listed on All-America Selections
Blog Post: Grow Some History with All-America Selections
On the Bookshelf:
All About Flowers: James Vick's Nineteenth-Century Seed Company by Thomas J. Mickey

The Kew Gardens Girls by Posy Lovell

The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith
History of the Cottingley Fairies

Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

Tiny Little Plants Jun 02, 2021

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Dee and Carol talk about tiny little plants including Petite Knockout Roses, Kitchen Minis, and miniature paper plants.
Helpful Links:
Petite Knockout Roses from Star Roses and Plants
Kitchen Minis from PanAmerican Seed
Pot-a-peno peppers from All-America Selections
On the bookshelf: Micro Food Gardening: Project Plans and Plants for Growing Fruits and Veggies in Tiny Spaces by Jen McGuinness.
Miniature paper plants from Geez Louise Designs on Etsy
Carol’s webinar on self-publishing, sponsored by GardenComm
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

Once again, all about gardening, with pottery! May 26, 2021

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Carol and Dee discuss Verbascum flowers, basil, herbal houseplants, and pottery.
Some links:
Carol's blog post about methods of harvesting
Dee's blog post about her rainy garden.
Carol's blog post about getting lost in the garden
Verbascum flowers and seeds from Burpee
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta' on Gardener's World
Everleaf Thai Towers basil from Ball Seed
On the bookshelf: Herbal Houseplants: Grow beautiful herbs - indoors! For flavor, fragrance, and fun, by Susan Betz

All kinds of pottery: Holly Pots Stoneware in Nashville, Indiana; Ben Wolff and Guy Wolff pottery; Peter Wakefield pottery.

Carol's blog post about her garden admiring service

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

Mad About Flowers of the Night May 19, 2021

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This week, Dee and Carol talk about night-blooming flowers, strawberries, and moths!
A few links:
Annie's Annuals
Buried Treasure® Strawberries from Proven Winners
Berri Basket® Rose Strawberry from Ball Hort
On the Bookshelf:
The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy by Michael McCarthy
Moth Info from the Smithsonian
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

We Are Pro-Clover, and Oxalis, Too May 12, 2021

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Carol and Dee discuss clover and oxalis on this week's podcast episode.
Helpful Links:
Proven Winners Proud Berry® Coralberry
Proven Winners Charmed® Wine Shamrock (Oxalis triangularis)
On the Bookshelf: A Woman's Garden: Grow Beautiful Plants and Make Useful Things, by Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens.

Incredible Edible, a group started by two women in Todmargen, U.K. plus an inspiring TED talk from Pam Warhust about it. (Also featured in The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature by Sue Stuart-Smith)

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

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On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

Tropicals in Your Temperate Garden! May 05, 2021

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This week, Dee and Carol discuss tropical plants in your temperate garden, inspired by a new book, Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn.
Some links:
Donahue's Clematis Specialists
Dee's blog post on tropical plants
A book about okra! The Whole Okra: a Seed to Stem Celebration, by Chris Smith.
On the bookshelf:
Tropical Plants and How to Love Them by Marianne Willburn.

Marianne'sarticle on her website about building giant nests in your garden.

Our favorite local places to buy plants:
In Oklahoma: Bustani Plant Farm and TaraCotta
In Indianapolis: Court's Yard and Greenhouse
Email us at TheGardenangelists@gmail.com
For more info on Carol and her books, visit her website. Visit her blog May Dreams Gardens.
For more info on Dee and her book, visit her website. Visit her blog Red Dirt Ramblings.
Affiliate links to purchase any of our books:

The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff, by Dee Nash
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life, by Carol J. Michel

Creatures and Critters: Who’s in Your Garden, by Carol J. Michel

The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages, by Carol J. Michel

Support the show

On Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.
On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.
On YouTube.

Our Love of Gardening Can't Be Contained Apr 28, 2021

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Dee and Carol talk about flowers for containers, growing potatoes in Smart Pots, and being citizen scientists.
Helpful (we hope) links:
Carol's blog post about hardy cyclamen.
A few flowers recommend by Dee for containers: an orange sun coleus like Orange King or ColorBlaze Sedona Sunset as your filler, a lovely calibrochoa like Coral Sun SuperBells from Proven Winners. Plus the salvia Carol mentioned is Rockin'® Blue Suede Shoes™ also from Proven Winners.
Info on planting a memorial garden.
Video on planting potatoes in containers.
Smart Pots, fabric pots.
On the bookshelf: The First Time Gardener's Guide: Growing Plants and Flowers, by Sean and Allison McManus